Purchase of Own Securities

AstraZeneca PLC
11 September 2001


                   REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC


AstraZeneca PLC announces that on 10 September 2001, it purchased for
cancellation 150,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 3083
pence per share. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares
in issue will be 1,753,950,533.


G H R Musker

Company Secretary

11 September 2001